----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Sevart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "The Hardware List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 3:37 AM
Subject: Re: [H] You need a stinkin POWER SUPPLY?
Yeah, saw it...not only is the price outrageous, but the +12V is split into 4 separate rails. Bleh. No thanks.
The problem with super expensive items is they become obsolete long before they wear out. I could give numerous examples. One example is new technology that comes with power supply units. What if you had bought the latest and greatest and most powerful power supply before SATA became standard technology. True, you can use a power adapter to hook a SATA hard drive to a power supply. Some SATA hard drives have the molar connector. If I am going to use SATA I strongly prefer the perfect match of a power supply designed for SATA.
If I own something that is very expensive (such as a $500.00 power supply) I would want to change it from case to case for from 10 to 15 years as I build myself a new computer every 2 or 3 years.
Another example is the floppy drive. I got ridiculed on another list because I hang onto the floppy drive and I install a floppy drive in every computer I build unless the customer insists on omitting this ten dollar component. I have a $500.00 Sony digital camera that I bought when it was the latest in technology. It requires floppy disks. I have no plans to get rid of my camera and I doubt the tens of thousands of others who use floppy disk digital cameras plan to get rid of their camera. Many were surprised to find the floppy drive was missing on their new computer.
We had our home custom built in 1987 and we installed the latest in appliances. One is the heat induction cooktop which has a surface that never gets hot. It and most other things (including the interior of our home) look new, just as they did when we moved in in 1987. My point here is that we need to strike a balance in buying things that will last and things that are overboard, pricewise. Those who build their own computers already know that name brand computers are 2 year disposable creatures. They want a computer that will last 5 years as my digital camera has lasted well over 7 years and may easily go for 15 years. If they choose to build a new computer 2, 3, 4 or 5 years later, they do not want a power supply that was extremely expensive and now can not be carried forward since it is outdated. For the average user and for many power users the 350 watt power supply that comes in Enlight cases is adequate. Now Enlight has enabled me to offer a 450 watt power supply Prescott ready case for only $100.00, yes, one hundred buck for the whole shooting match, case with power supply. $400.00 to $500.00 for a power supply?? I don't think so!
Chuck
